Ainadamar
The life of Federico Garcia Lorca, poet, playwright, and martyr could easily be the subject of a conventional biographical opera. But, with AINADAMAR, composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry […]
Photo by Corey Weaver
Gillie, Rosser, Lawson, Hanson. Photo by Jermaine Alexander.
Last Night at Mikell’s for Those of Us Who Missed the 50s
The names James Baldwin, Miles Davis, and Maya Angelou loom large in our cultural memory, because they were among the vanguard of Black artists who began to thrive in the […]
Brunner. Photo credit Jason Niedle/TETHOS.
Legally Blonde: The Musical
In 2001, Reese Witherspoon created an iconic character in the feel-good movie Legally Blonde. She was feisty, funny, and inspirational to many tweens and teens, and she didn’t disappoint adults […]
Trobec, Burkhart. Photo by Kelsey Dougherty.
How to Combat Male Loneliness? Find a Buddy.
Buddies, by the ever-inventive Ben Abbott, addresses the much-talked about but seldom tackled dilemma that married men have finding “bros” to bond with, creating an epidemic of emotionally isolated males. In this world […]
Syquia. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Dark Forces Are No Match for Jane Eyre at A Noise Within
In 1847, Charlotte Brontë wrote a marvelous novel called Jane Eyre. Now, here in 2025, A Noise Within has brought a remarkable retelling of this story to life at its home theatre in […]
Howe, Pimentel, Iglesias. Photo courtesy The Huntington.
Don’t Eat the Mangos
Don’t Eat the Mangos is a dark, hilarious Puerto Rican take on an eerily familiar story. You know, the story about three sisters. They’re stars in Orion’s Belt, characters in the […]